ZIP 38581 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 160 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Buren County, TN.
160 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 38581 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 3.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 38581 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 13.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 71.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 38581 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 370% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $129,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 38581.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer | 4 | |
| 2 | McMinnville | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | TN | 1.00 | FIPS 47177 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 160 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.